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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through The Nature and Aim of Fiction, Writing Short Stories and On Her Own Work.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What color was the helmet of the telephone repairman that came to O'Connor's farm?
(a) Blue.
(b) Orange.
(c) Yellow.
(d) Red.

2. While some call "A Good Man Is Hard to Find" grotesque, what does O'Connor call it?
(a) Symbolic.
(b) Literal.
(c) Simplistic.
(d) Conceptual.

3. What does O'Connor say that most people interested in writing are not interested in?
(a) Getting famous.
(b) Making money.
(c) Writing well.
(d) Writing for fun.

4. What did O'Connor tell a classroom that there was no such thing as?
(a) An American Novel.
(b) A Work of Fiction.
(c) A Critical Response.
(d) The Writer.

5. What does O'Connor refer to as a "complete dramatic action"?
(a) A story.
(b) A novel.
(c) A scene.
(d) A movement.

Short Answer Questions

1. How did the old man respond when his children asked him what O'Connor's peacock was?

2. How old was O'Connor when a photographer visited her in "The King of the Birds"?

3. From what newspaper was the photographer who visited O'Connor at her home?

4. What did one of O'Connor's peafowl lose in the mowing machine?

5. O'Connor says no other writer was hotter after the dollar than whom?

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